THE SPRING ISSUE
Suzusan
Shibori For The Future In the town of Arimatsu, Japan, a room of women gather, engaged in conversation as they use tools passed down for gen- erations to wring, tie and press reams of textiles into over fifty intricately knotted patterns. It has been this way, thoroughly unchanged, for over one hundred years in the […]
Gavin Rossdale
Bush Throughout the ‘90s—and even today—there are only a handful of bands who actually communicate on a deeper level with their audience through a combination of musical and lyrical content. With six studio albums and a multitude of top ten singles, the multi-platinum and highly successful band, Bush, continues to do just that. The […]
Tove Styrke
It’s a packed house at the downtown San Francisco venue Rickshaw Stop. Red curtains line the walls and the psychedelic screened backdrops with intriguing scenes from London’s swinging sixties set the tone for the room and the acts in between each set. The audience waits in anticipation for the Swedish electropop cosmopolitan Tove Styrke. Photographer […]
Zola Jesus
It’s been two years since Zola Jesus (real name Nika Roza Danilova) has taken the stage, and a tangible evolution has since occurred. Emerging from a writing hiatus, nine months of which were spent on the isolated and ethereal Vashon Island in the Puget Sound (Washington state), Danilova spent that time cultivating a new sound: […]
Roka Bar
Bringing Japanese ethos to San Francisco nightlife is the ultra- chic downstairs bar of the illustrious Roka Akor. Like walking up into a starry night, Roka Bar offers city dwellers an elegant and unique experience all seven days of the week. Centered on concepts of Japanese ideology, the lounge’s contemporary design incorporates these ancient ideas […]
Drinking By Design
It has been said by many that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Although this is may be true on many levels, it also known that items of strikingly sophisticated design can certainly catch just about anyone’s eye. Would someone prefer a delectable meal that was served to them on a disposable plastic […]
High End Spirits
Highway 71 Created by NYC Mixologist Thomas Waugh Ingredients: 1 ounce Tequila Don Julio Añejo 1/2 ounce Coconut Infused Sweet Vermouth* 1 dash Chocolate Molé Bitters Smoked Cinnamon Stick for Garnish Preparation: Combine Tequila Don Julio Añejo, coconut infused sweet vermouth and chocolate molé bitters into a mix- ing glass with ice and stir. Strain […]
Mudlark
Val wears Ann Demeulemeester coat from Mr Porter Caruso jumpsuit John Varvatos waistcoat Karl Lagerfeld shirt Sebago boots Flora wears BLK DNM coat Agi & Sam blazer Caruso apron Boudicca shirt Frye boots Val wears Oliver Spencer blazer John Varvatos pants Paul Smith knitwear Richard James shirt Oliver Spencer boots Flora wears Paul Smith jacket […]
Refine/Revolt
Yves Saint Laurent: Rouge Pur Couture 10 Beige Tribute, Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Satin 19 Yves Saint Laurent: Pure Chromatics 11, Waterproof Pencil 1, Eyeliner Baby Doll 1, Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Waterproof Black Noir, Effet faux cils creme d`eyeliner Yves Saint Laurent: Pure Chromatics 11, Waterproof Pencil 1, Eyeliner Baby Doll 1, Mascara […]
My Obsession
Jennifer Zuccarini, Founder of Fleur Du Mal Obsession: Desire, music and lingerie Jennifer (seated) wears: Fleur du Mal Cape La Perla tights Tania Spinelli heels Cartier Juste Un Clou bracelet and Cartier Love bracelet Eve wears: Fleur du Mal dress and lingerie Zana Bayne choker Tania Spinelli heels Conor Dwyer, Professional Athlete and Olympic Swimmer […]
Bibliobicicleta
On most days, twenty-eight-year-old Alicia Tapia works as a private school librarian in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, constantly surrounded by books and the young minds in which she instills a love for reading. Tapia is also the proud creator of Bibliobicicleta, a mobile bicycle library that hands out free books to people of […]
Rahul Mishra
2014 will be a year to remember for Rahul Mishra. Recently, the Indian-born designer received the coveted International Woolmark Prize while swimmingly making his mark onto the global fashion scene. On the eve of his Paris Fashion Week debut show, I met the very discreet Istituto Marangoni graduate at the residence of the Ambassador of […]
Dahae Kim’s Dark Alchemy
Dahae Kim, the visionary behind burgeoning label WHICHKIM, derives inspiration for her acclaimed conceptual menswear designs from her enduring dark obsessions. Industrial architecture, the recesses of the human psyche, and a self-proclaimed alchemic philosophy inform her abstract, sculptural aesthetic. “I take dirty, dangerous, unhappy, and dark subjects as inspirations,” explains Kim, “and then interpret and […]
Street Pulse
San Francisco 1. What is your obsession? 2. What is your favorite sin? 3. What’s your guilty pleasure? 4. Which celebrity is the most self obsessed? 5. What’s your favorite electronic device? Joshua 1. Chocolate 2. Gluttony 3. Whiskey on the rocks and salted popcorn 4. Kanye West 5. MacBook Air Nicol 1. Fashion 2. […]
The Lath Hunter
Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels Meet Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels,aTennessee-raised, Australian American artist based in Brooklyn. Driven by a desire for sustainability and personal economics, Bothwell Fels has been using reclaimed wood to create large-scale installations inspired by the geometry of Sierpinski triangles. Her choice of medium is lath—a material found inside plaster walls—recovered from construction […]
